Chinampas are small, rectangular, artificial islands built on a lake and are rich in agricultural tradition, especially in Mexico City.
It’s crucial to recognize the valuable contributions women bring to farming and ensure they have equal opportunities for success.
At its national conference in March, known as #MANRRS38, the Executive Committee opted to expand the group’s operations through the creation of a CEO position.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Kendall Rae Johnson is the nation’s youngest farmer and, with her family, owns and operates an urban youth farm, aGROWKulture.
Fourteen Black farmworkers from Mississippi settled their case alleging their employer offered better pay and hours to foreign guest workers than them.
A bipartisan group of senators from eight states reintroduced the Affordable and Secure Food Act to reform America’s temporary agricultural worker program.
AFT’s cohort focused on connecting BIPOC farmers with resources to extend their farming operations, promoting a more resilient food system in North Carolina.
Agriculture students and professionals are gathering in Chicago today for the kickoff of MANRRS38, an annual conference from a minority ag group.
Though farming has historically been male-dominated, women are entering the agricultural workforce more than ever before.
The small Asian nation of Armenia, part of one of the world’s oldest wine regions, traces viticulture back 11,000 years to the South Caucasus Mountains and is where the common grape vine found its roots.